Faculty Research Profile

College of Design and Built Environment

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Faculty Research Profile Bulletin

 

Name:

Asad Hanif

 

Rank:

Assistant Professor

 

Specialization:

 

Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering
Construction Materials Water Resources Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Environmental Engineering
Other(s) – please specify:

 

PhD:

Institution: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Year: 2017
Dissertation Title: Development and Application of High-Performance Lightweight Cementitious Composites for Wind Energy Harvesting

 

Selected Research Projects: Titles Only

1. Development and Application of Magnesium Oxychloride Cement for Stabilizing Soft Soils
2. Development of seawater sea sand fiber-reinforced cementitious composites
3. Research on the application and demonstration of the green construction materials for the post-disaster reconstruction in Pakistan and Nepal
4. Thermally insulating concrete panels incorporating locally available waste materials

 

Selected Patents: Titles Only

1. Thin-walled Bowl-shaped Shell Type Floating Straight-Bladed Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Power Generation System”, (WO2016095821 A1) 27/11/2015, US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/124429; Chinese Full Patent No. ZL201510552718.6, Issue Date: 28 December 2018.

 

Research Publications:

Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57189225870
Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hmUmZ24AAAAJ&hl=en

 

Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised: Titles Only

1. Developing durable basalt fiber-reinforced seawater sea sand concrete
2. self-compacting cementitious systems using wood sawdust
3. Increasing the Lateral Capacity of Timber Wall Panels using Inexpensive FRP Retrofitting Techniques

 

Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals): Select all that apply

 

Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems Renewable Energy
Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques Sustainable Environment
Carbon Utilization Climate Change Adaptation
Cycling of Waste Materials Automation / Process Intensification
Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials Novel Physical-Chemical Processes
Novel Modeling / Testing Methods Exposure and Risk Analysis
Natural Resources Management Smart Mobility Systems
Other(s) – please specify: